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The Wawa gas station and convenience store chain is moving forward with a targeted expansion into Indiana, but one of its planned locations may hit a speed bump due to a zoning conflict.

A large crowd of costume-clad swimmers marked the New Year with a chilly splash in the North Sea, by taking part in the Stonehaven Nippy Dip.

By Jordan Latimore | OBSERVER Staff Writer - Dr. Luke Wood has become the second black president of Sacramento State, following in the footsteps of Dr. James Bond, who served as Sac State's first black president from 1972-1978 and faced social challenges due to racial prejudice during his tenure.

In Part 2 of our interview with 800-meter Olympic champ Dave Wottle, we discuss the Eddie Hart/Rey Robinson disqualification at Munich ‘72, steroids and Roger Bannister.

Jim Hines, the U.S. Olympian and first sprinter to run 100m in under 10 seconds, died on Saturday, World Athletics announced

The fishing legend guides Sarai as he reels one in.

Mississippi's Madison County Board of Supervisors were told by engineers in April that construction could begin early in 2022 on the Reunion Parkway Phase II and Phase III projects, along with upgrades to Bozeman Road.

December 18, 2020 11:10 pm After a hot start, Rhode Island went ice cold as it dropped its third straight game, falling to Davidson, 67-58, in the Atlantic 10 opener for both teams Friday night. Junior Malik Martin got off to a scorching start, hitting his first three shots, all from 3-point range. His torrid shooting helped the Rams (3-5, 0-1 A-10) jump out to a 13-8 lead by the first media timeout. Rhode Island made seven of its first eight shots from the field, pulling ahead 19-13 after a sh...

Right. now the barge has to back out to deploy all of this boom material. this is a massive, massive undertaking. what you see here is just the beginning. hundreds of miles of boom will be deployed to protect oyster beds and fish spawning grounds. but these lines that are designed to stop oil also stop fishing boats. does this mean the season is over as long as this boom is out here? >> as the boom goes up, the boats wont have access to the fishing grounds. so their season is over. >> reporter: ...

Found out these are the last of the oysters. >> you are looking at probably the last product until this oil stuff is cleaned up. >> reporter: how long is that going to be? >> i dont know. it could be weeks, months, a year, i dont know. we dont know how much damage it is going to cause. >> reporter: by the end of business saturday, wright is shutting down. and hes worried he could be out of business permanently. i hear the same thing from raymond barber. his processing business ran out of crabs i...